Franklin High School is a

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located in

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, United States. It is officially accredited by the

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(WASC).

History of the town of Franklin

In 1856, the town of Franklin was founded by an enterprising gentleman named Andrew George, who established the town fourteen miles south of Sacramento on Lower Stockton Road. Now known as Franklin Boulevard, this had been the main road from

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to the Mexican capital of

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. During the

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, this road became the stage route to Stockton. George did not originally name the town Franklin, as it is known today. He called it "Georgetown", after himself, and the post office there was known by that name. The hotel he built was, however, given the name "Franklin House" in honor of his mother's family, the Franklins.

History of Franklin schools

Since the district's creation in 1959, Franklin Elementary School had been the only school located in the town of Franklin. Franklin High School was opened in 2002 in the new East Franklin area. Franklin High School has graduated students every year since the class of 2005.

Campus

Franklin High School shares its campus with Toby Johnson Middle School and the

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. As well as their academic program, Franklin High School offers the STEAM academy, the GREEN academy, AVID, the athletic department, and Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA).

Academic competitions

In 2009 and 2010, Franklin won both individual and team awards including Moot Court, Academic Decathlon, Science Olympiad, National History Day, and Mathletes.

Athletics

Franklin High School offers a variety of athletics including Baseball, Softball, Girls' and Boys' Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Diving, Football, Girls' and Boys' Golf, Girls' and Boys' Soccer, Swim, Girls' and Boys' Tennis, Track, Girls' and Boys' Volleyball, Water Polo, and Wrestling.

Yearbook

Franklin's 2018-2019 yearbook, ''Pride'' Volume 17, won the 2020 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Silver Crown Award.

References

External links

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